Triple-double after triple-double, the Oklahoma City point guard inched toward history as the sports world undoubtedly paid closer attention to his quest.

Sure enough, when Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s 55-year-old record for triple-doubles in a season with his 42nd on Sunday — capping off the 50-16-10 performance with a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer — peer reaction flowed in swiftly on social media.

Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum included a token of gratitude in his tweet, because Westbrook’s 3-pointer that felled the Nuggets also eliminated Denver — who had been chasing Portland for the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed — from the postseason picture.